Hi everyone. I have health problems wont bore you. But I take alot of heavy duty meds. I was rushed to A&E the other day due to severe abdominal pain. The dr told me to stop taking the ibuprofen immediately as I use to take 4x 400mg aday for over 5 years. what I would like to know is if you get

Hi all, I am 34 years old and I was diagnosed with Ankolysing Spondylitis earlier this year following an MRI. The doctors have me on Meloxicam for the inflammation. This past week I have had blood in my stools and nausea which is worrying me greatly. I have had no previous problems with my

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Hello I have 2 questions which I wonder if anyone has had experience of 1. My husband had been taking one 400 inbuprofen tablet each morning for an osteoarthritic hip. Occasionally he would take 3 in a day but rarely. He also takes omeprazole to protect the stomach along with other medications

I was given Naproxen lalong with Co-codomol ast week but come last Friday stopped taking it. The bad stomach cramps I got with it was so bad almost brought me to tears, I went to the Pharmicist and he told me that it was the Naproxen that was the cause. I always took them with food as presribed.

:I have been prescribed Diclofenac 50mg 3 times a day for pain and restricted movement due to frozen shoulder. After 3 days of taking the tablets I started getting stomach pains and diarrhoea, so stopped taking them. On the 4th day the stomach ache lasted all day - not severe but annoying enough to

My instructions for taking Naproxen indicate that it should not be taken with aspirin. My question is; how much time should I let go by after taking a Naproxen to be able to take aspirin? Thank you in advance for your response. -Ella

Hi I was prescribed this medication for back pain, but after three days I felt like a heaviness inbetween my chest bone at the top of my stomach, I felt sick and had like heart burn come intigestion I have stopped the tablets but I'm still getting the heart burn I've tried taking gavaston, how long

Hi I have failed back surgery syndrome and spinal stenosis recently I went to the Drs as I have severe shoulder pain and she prescribed naproxen for pain, told me to take for two weeks! I was on anti inflammatories years ago and they wrecked my stomach, I still take esomeprazole. Well I only took

it feels like a cross between trapped wind and menstrual cramps and starts thirty or so minutes after I take the tablet. I've been persevering for three days and I feel like giving up as I can't sleep though the pain, it's worse than the pain I'm taking the naproxen to combat! ( inflamed shoulder tendons)...

Hello, I’ve been having chronic brain inflammation for about 6 years, and I have consulted many doctors and tried various drugs for my case … I tried the following: Felden 20 MG ( got a little improvement) Cortisone for 2 months ( got no improvement ) I have tried other NSAIDs like (xefo , mobic,...

Hi everyone. I have health problems wont bore you. But I take alot of heavy duty meds. I was rushed to A&E the other day due to severe abdominal pain. The dr told me to stop taking the ibuprofen immediately as I use to take 4x 400mg aday for over 5 years. what I would like to know is if you get

Hi all, I am 34 years old and I was diagnosed with Ankolysing Spondylitis earlier this year following an MRI. The doctors have me on Meloxicam for the inflammation. This past week I have had blood in my stools and nausea which is worrying me greatly. I have had no previous problems with my

Whenever my back goes, I take naproxen and Co-Codamol alongside omeprazole for a few days as any longer causes too much discomfort and I can usually put up with just putting ice blocks to my back to help with the pain and inflammation once I'm over the worst and healing. However I am

I usually have 3-4 day long periods. However I suffer from really bad period pains, so recently I was prescribed mefenamic acid three times a day during my periods to lessen the pains. This is the first time I've used them and on the first day of my period I took three pills as instructed. They

Hello! This is my first post. It seems I have nowhere left to turn and doctors are giving me conflicting answers. Anyway, long story short, about a year ago I had two allergic reactions to Advil (ibuprofen). For the first reaction, I had rapid and severe swelling under and around both eyes. It

i am on 8 mg steriods ,been on Sulphasalazin now stopped as did not feel good and mouth ulcers also naproxen i stopped yesterday ,as recent been told have a Inflammatory bowel disease also inflammatory arthritis. i have had stomach ache a couple days yesterday runs and i feel week .can coming of

I have had servere back pain for a number of years i have had 3 ops my last op being metal rod, wedges, screws, and a cage i know ouch, i now have a spinal cord stimulator, cut down my morphine from a 100 Mgs morning and night i was on 30 Mg's morning and evening,but my pain seemed to be getting

I've been advised by a rheumatologist to use a NSAID gel to help with hip bursitis. If I take oral ibuprofen I get severe stomach pain and have to take a stomach protector with it. However, the last time I used an ibuprofen gel I vomited a few hours after applying it. The doctor said it was just

After taking these tablets for three days, I started to suffer severe stomach cramps. The next day the inevitable started (diarrhoea). I am now into the third day of suffering, unable to eat or drink anything, without visiting the loo. I stopped taking the medicine, as soon as this started, but

Hi, I have been to my doctors twice this week due to severe ear pain I have been having for a few days, they have prescribed me with some ear drops and cocodamol. The pain is still so unbearable and I took the cocodamol 2 hours ago so cannot take another dose, I was wondering if I took naproxen

Does anyone know if you can use the gel and take tablets as well. I have hip bursitis in both hips but the right one is really bad. I am using the gel which is rubbed onto the affected area but was in so much pain in the night that I took some of the tablets as well. I am not sure if it is safe to

GP has given me Naproxen as I am suffering with sciatica. I also take Citalopram and asked him whether it was ok to take these two medications together - he said it was fine. Several sites however mention that you shouldn't take these medications together - just wanted some advice please!

I have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis in quite a few of my joints and X-rays at hospital have confirmed moderate to severe osteoarthritis. The pain I've been suffering has been much worse of late despite taking Codeine and Nefopam. I was taking Naproxen but that upset my stomach despite taking

I find these tablets really good for my arthritis. I have arthritis in hips, knees and at the back of my neck. I do not have any side effects One day this week I had a toothache and wondered whether I could have taken something for it on top of Naproxen. I wondered about Ibuprofen or co-codamol. I

i know i have wear and tear in my neck but the pain is very bad and its worse when im out walking as im on warfarin i have to be careful what ipain killers i take its really getting me down any one out there got any ideas

Now been given Meloxicam as an anti inflammatory for period pain, anyone else taking this and does it work? Slowly loosing the will to live i find one medication that works then they have a supply issue!

I take Naproxen for Rheumatoid arthritis but as I have high blood pressure I also need to take Losartan 50 mgms daily. My GP now wants me to have 6 monthly blood and urine tests. I think this is because these drugs combined can cause kidney problems. Has anyone come across this before?

It happened twice, 1 month i I was feeling like my period was coming, iI drank mefenamic acid to relieve the pain I was having in my belly. I was sure it was my period coming but then it never came. Then next month I did the same thing, drank mefenamic acid as I was feeling the pain of my coming

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat. Stop using diclofenac and call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as: chest pain, weakness, shortness of breath,

Hi, I'd been taking 25mg twice daily for about 3 years for Fibromyalgia syndrome and arthritis and is the only medication i can take like this due to being asthmatic. However in july i was told the licence had been removed and take it any more. Has anyone else had this problem from their GP? Im